I see some of you are enjoying spring flowers popping up. Not so in Norway. We have a white spring. Actually whiter than usual because March this year is very cold. So instead of looking for flowers I go skiing in the mountains.
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Bente Haarstad Photography 
Setter is a wonderful dog !! I have not seen snow in all winter here 😉 Fantastic images !!
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It is a wonderful dog, you are so right! I bet you got a lot more sunshine than we did. I is actually still quite cold even on sunny days. Thanks.
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Blue sky and lovely crisp snow looks like a pretty good Spring to me. I assume you mean cross-country skiing as opposed to down-hill. Love the simplicity of a snow-drenched photo – very beautiful.
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Cross-country, yes you are right. I have never tried downhill except for what nature have to offer on ups and downs. Thanks, Victoria.
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Beautiful photos, excellent capttured – the norwegian way of spring, it’s a charming way… 😉
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The norwegian way of spring is very, very cold this year. But it looks nice. Thanks, Drake.
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Agree with you, the norwegian way of white spring is amazing but a bit cold – I like it… 🙂 😉
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It looks like at least the temperatures are not as bitter cold as before. Is that right?
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5-10 below zero in daytime, and 15-20 below at night is quite cold, but the sun will soon start to warm. So you might be right, soon.
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Brrrr! That’s still very cold.
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Så fantastiske forhold! Er glad det snart er påske når jeg ser bildene dine. Da bærer det til fjells:)
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Det er superfint i fjellet, men kaldt. Ser bra ut for påska, ihvert fall første del. God tur når den tid kommer!
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Great expanse of the white land and the sky is your play ground.
—– though, puddling all trough in Nordic style must be quite a work.
Did you go through all this distance on ski ? Really ? 😀
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This was not really a distance, you know the skiis are gliding and I have an extra engine in front. 😉 20-30 km is ok for a daytrip, this was maybe 20. Didn’t you try, Yoshizen?
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Yah, I noticed dog-pulled ski. Looks fun. 🙂
80 % of Japan is mountainous. So, very little chance to do Nordic ski other than a roadside on the way back from a piste. Of cause, we can do though, soon we have to climb up or down ski.
In the snow season, my friends are doing off-piste mountain ski almost every weekend.
But last time I did was — gosh, 25 years ago 😀
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I love the idea of you going skiing with your dog – what a treat! 🙂
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The dog probably enjoy it even more than me. Anyway it is a treat when the weather is ok, as it is not always!
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It looks very white here too, Bente. We are still skiing also – but the thawing and freezing make it a bit tricky.
A beautiful landscape to play in…
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I know what you mean about thawing and freezing. That usually starts about this time of the year, but no, too cold. Excellent for skiing, but feels cold..
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I love your dog so much, Bente! He looks especially stunning against the white snow.
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He loves the snow, Bachelorette. This is his paradise!
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Wish I was there 🙂
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Whish I could try some of your food. This is the land of the dry bread! 😉
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Fantastisk lys
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Ja, det er supert når sola skinner i fjellet. Ser ut som det blir en del sol framover også.
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Your dog is beautiful and your photographs capture perfectly those moments in the vast white landscape.
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Fantastic winter pics. 🙂
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Gorgeous. Brings back memories of skiing on a sunny day’s here….
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Ännu en gång vackra bilder! Och vacker Irländsk setter 🙂
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Wow. Fabulous photos Bente. Gorgeous.
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What a beautiful photos! It must be very cold. I want it to be spring already.
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It looks so peaceful. Wonderful photos
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Hvilket innbydende føre. Ikke dårlig erstatning for våren. Herlige bilder, som får suget etter å komme på ski til å dra i en. God tur!
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The dog standing in the middle of the road is soooo lovely 🙂
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So crisp and white!! Is he pulling something?
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I would happily trade you a little bit of your snow for our 80 degree March weather. 😉
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LOVE – for all of the obvious reasons! have fun …
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At least you seem to have great white weather with sun! And a good friend too – that’s worth a great deal. Wonderful shots!
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So nice ! Wehnelt i look to your pictures I like the winter and the snow !
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Sorry, iPad changed some words, my comment is : when I look …. 😉
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Skiing looks like a great option in your situation. I’m too much of a wimp and spoiled to want to face the cold again, though I did in my younger days. My very first dog (a Siberian Husky) would have loved your area.
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Beautiful white spring images!
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Incredible blazing sky – good looking dog too : )
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Oh how beautiful,what a stunning place you live.The dog is gorgeous I love them all,
cheers Callie
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I love the beautiful white captures! The dog is gorgeous 🙂
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I like this deal – I send you flowers, you send me snow ! Looks like you have brilliant light. How many hours of daylight do you have? I’m starting to think of photographing the Northern Lights this next winter and thought of your countryside as an option/destination.
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Your spring is very beautiful, but I’m still looking for some flowers to spring up out of the ground! 😉
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That sure looks pretty! Our valley areas are getting green now, but the ski areas are still open and busy. More snow on the way there tonight.
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But soon flowers will be rising up, I think… Wonderful white photographs these are all dear Bente, and it is not easy to take photograph in shining white ambience… You are amazing with them. I loved this lovely friend… Blessing and Happiness, Thanks and Love, nia
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This is such a beautiful landscape! Make the most of it before spring comes there 🙂
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Great images! I like the blue color and the dog in front of!
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Beautiful photos. We didn’t have a white winter this year. We haven’t had a decent snowfall since December and it’s looking like we won’t be getting any snow this spring. At least I can enjoy the snow through your photos.
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Love the second and the third one… What a place to enjoy winter… Jota.
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What a beautiful dog. Of course I would love the dog. I can’t help it. But wonderful photos too.
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What a great weather to go for a ski walk into the mountains. Here’s just start snowing again! 🙂
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Es como dices… buen panorama y fotos. Gracias. Saludos.
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It’s the same for me here. For looking a the flowers, i must be patient.
val
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I have been patient. Now I want flowers. (or, not now, after Easter)
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What a marvelous shot Bente! Your setter is a striking contrast to the dazzling snow!
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Thanks, Madhu.
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I love that third shot. It seems that most of the northern hemisphere is having a late spring. It’s very cold here in the UK with snow yesterday. And I read from my contacts in USA and Canada that they are suffering just the same as we are in western Europe.
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Yes, it seems to be extraordinarily cold and a lot of snow in so many places this year. Usually it is almost only us far north..
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Det er nå fantastisk med slikt vær også, syns jeg. Flotte bilder. 🙂
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this is called beauty, wonderful!
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Beautiful! Both the dog and the view. 🙂
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I love the sky…..Soft…Soft…Soft..I would have had a huge challenge photographing in such icy conditions too…A real huge contrast from my environment
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amazing Photos…
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